alasdairwilkinshttp://alasdairwilkins.kinja.comKinja RSSenThis is a pretty lovely and comprehensive tribute to all that has made io9 great, and I’m honestly fhttp://io9.gizmodo.com/this-is-a-pretty-lovely-and-comprehensive-tribute-to-al-1785223783This is a pretty lovely and comprehensive tribute to all that has made io9 great, and I’m honestly fine being left off of it because (a) damn, 2012 was a long-ass time ago and (b) I’d be the first to say I don’t belong on any list of the site’s greatest writers, with my work mostly coming in at “eh, maybe a shade…

By the time Al-Jazeera America’s The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers finally aired last night, it felt like an afterthought. That’s partly because The Huffington Post’s Saturday report on the documentary’s claims—most notably, that Peyton Manning has been an illicit consumer of human growth hormone—sufficed to…

Although the Coyotes traded All-Star John Scott on Friday to the Canadiens, who promptly sent him to the AHL, the enforcer will still play in the All-Star Weekend’s 3-on-3 tournament. The NHL announced today that Scott would remain as the captain of the Pacific Division for the season break in Nashville.

]]>jamboroonflballs deepThu, 12 Nov 2015 19:25:00 GMT1741916956University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin Is the Next Head to Rollhttp://gawker.com/university-of-missouri-chancellor-r-bowen-loftin-is-th-1741555209

Earlier this afternoon, University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned his position, succumbing to intense pressure first ignited by the hunger strike of graduate student Jonathan Butler. But Wolfe is not the only school leader on his way out: Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin just announced his resignation, effective…

Maybe the Canadiens got bored with going 6-0 against the East to start the season. So last night they welcomed the Blues, the first-place team in the West and on a four-game winning streak of their own, and shut them out.

On last night’s Saturday Night Live season premiere, Hillary Clinton once again appeared alongside the woman who impersonates her on the show (when she was still in the running for the Democratic candidate slot in 2008, Clinton exchanged a few lines with Amy Poehler).

]]>patrick kanenhlcrime blotterhockeyFri, 25 Sep 2015 01:26:27 GMT1732933091&quot;Yeah, why didn&#39;t the good kids ever pass it to me? http://deadspin.com/yeah-why-didnt-the-good-kids-ever-pass-it-to-me-i-kn-1636993262"Yeah, why didn't the good kids ever pass it to me? I know they were busy nutmegging the entire defense before curling a thirty-yarder into the top corner, but dammit, it wasn't any fun knowing I'd never get the chance to sky a couple of the crossbar like I'd practiced at home!"

]]>opinionnfldeadspin editorial boardcommissionersappicThu, 3 Sep 2015 18:10:00 GMT1728519325John Boehner looks good in blush and a wig. http://gawker.com/john-bohner-looks-good-in-blush-and-a-wig-1708915925John Boehner looks good in blush and a wig.

It’s a little after six on a sultry Tuesday evening, and the Champions sports barnestled inside the Long Island Marriott is packed with an unusual crowd. The walls are lined with memorabilia from the New York Islanders, who up until a few days ago called the crumbling Nassau Coliseum next door home; beneath the…